TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

[floral.tcla]

I should really do this too…

noo what is tcla without Elle woods???

 

[tcla02]

people who did the weil test same day as me got AC invites but nothing so far for me i fear im cooked

 

[elle woods]

noo what is tcla without Elle woods???

💔 what about what is TCLA without floral??

but lol it’s tough trying to keep me off here 😂

 

[TortillaTC]

Am I right in thinking that highlighting skills developed and linking back to the firm is unnecessary for Travers Smith on the WE section? Since they have a separate cover letter

 

[ArthurWeasleyLaw]

Weil AC. Scored 26. Should be interesting.

 

[Maria56]

people who did the weil test same day as me got AC invites but nothing so far for me i fear im cooked

Same..I even got the same score

 

[mpbs]

The deadline was 5 working days ago

Yep, rolling and 5 days ago. Sorry, I meant to say I applied in early December, not Jan.

 

[floral.tcla]

💔 what about what is TCLA without floral??

but lol it’s tough trying to keep me off here 😂

aha

yes, lovely going through it with everyone lol

 

[trainee4u]

people who did the weil test same day as me got AC invites but nothing so far for me i fear im cooked

Yeah I bet it's PFO for me too - I scored high, high, 7697, but I think I don't fit.

Did get a WFW VI so that's nice.....

 

[trainee4u]

It’s Capfinity. They mean new as in it’s replaced the WG from previous years

Yeah I just did it now, to be fair it was above average for Cappfinities:

* SJT was standard nothing new
* WG was a lot of questions I've seen before ("AI predictions are improving all the time", "More staff should be devoted to checking expense claims to reduce fraud") but maybe 40% that I hadn't

They had a "this is definitely not part of the assessment, honest" section when you click complete where they ask if you prefer dispute or advice, insurance claim or tech deal, and I'm like "you lie, this is definitely going to be assessed in some way".

They must have spent the big bucks.

 

[TCLAuser2002]

Cmon Weil, send me that AC invite I got 9,7,9,7 on the test!

 

[Bbhu19]

people who did the weil test same day as me got AC invites but nothing so far for me i fear im cooked

I got above 28 high, high and still silence, I felt pretty confident with my VI but I guess not 😃

 

[Afraz Akhtar]

Am I right in thinking that highlighting skills developed and linking back to the firm is unnecessary for Travers Smith on the WE section? Since they have a separate cover letter

@TortillaTC I've seen mixed opinions on this, and all I can say is that although it is not necessary (as it is simply a place to talk about your role/duties) there is no harm in doing so. For WE sections, simply stating what you did is enough, and if you want to round it off with how that particular task developed a certain skill then feel free to mention it, but specifically linking back to the firm is not needed at all.

 

[FutureTraineeMaybe]

people who did the weil test same day as me got AC invites but nothing so far for me i fear im cooked

Samee😭😭
And it was one of my better VI's and got a 27 on that test

 

[Elsie07777]

Anyone know if Weil AC send out in batches? If not I probably assume PFO🥲 I got 7679 on SJT so I guess my VI was really bad

 

[Laurel Lance - Black Canary]

Are the Weil AC's all for spring?

Weil only offers spring scheme, but it has 2 different dates

 

[Bbhu19]

Samee😭😭
And it was one of my better VI's and got a 27 on that test

Seems the higher scores haven’t heard back so maybe their replying by benchmark and going up ( this is purely a theory so I can cling for some hope)

 

[Ancika]

Omg just as I’ve sent that, Weil AC 🥹. Did the test 21st december scored 6776.

Congrats!! What date is the AC?

 

[tcla02]

Seems the higher scores haven’t heard back so maybe their replying by benchmark and going up ( this is purely a theory so I can cling for some hope)

i got a higher score too so i’ll cling to this for mental peace

 

[Afraz Akhtar]

Hi @Afraz Akhtar, do you have any tips on how I can tailor my “why you” answer to specific law firms? For example, if I wanted to highlight my teamwork or collaboration skills, how can I tie this back to the firm?

Hey @M_m where you are being asked to explain "why you" as a separate question all together, I don't think you need to make your answer specific to the firm but rather the career. So, if you talk about your insane communication skills (and an experience that has qualified that skill) then try to end the point off with a link to how this will make you stronger as a commercial solicitor. The point here is to show the firm that you understand what it takes to be a solicitor today.

Where you can make this specific to the firm, is typically when your interest in the firm is a particular capability, that you've discussed in your motivational question. Then, I imagine you could talk about your skills/experiences and how this would fit well with that particular offering. For example, if you've spoken about how the firm's operational risk department interests you, when it comes to "why you" you could go into detail about your ethical integrity, knowledge of the regulatory landscape, or ability to build strong stakeholder relationships - and highlight why this would be useful for that particular practice area.